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Farming & the land, 1938

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Caviar King Seeks Sheep And Beauty

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

"Once I was young, ah, yes, once I was young," sighed the American Caviar king, Mr. Ferdinand Hansen, when he came to Sydney with…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 8

The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) advises as follows regarding local and overseas wheat values and sales…

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Advance in Wheat of 1d. a Bushel

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

WHEAT on the local market yesterday advanced by 1d. a bushel. The rise followed a firming in prices on the American exchanges…

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Trade in Wheat. Animated Market. Largest Turnover This Season

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 17

The Sydney wheat market, after a period of quietness leapt into activity yesterday, and more business was done than on any day since the current…

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Oversea Market Cables. Bradford Wool Tops. London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

The Bradford wool tops market is easier as a result of the decline in prices at the Sydney wool sales. Turnover is restricted and consumption is moderate. Quotations:—Merinos, seventies,…

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On the Land the Wool Trade. Lower Market. Half-year's Turnover

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 14

Prices for superfine wools of good length were without quotable change at this weeks Sydney sales, but the market for all other classes showed a decline of 5 per cent. to 10…

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See Australia With Montague Grover. Epic of the Wheat Yield Raised From Seven To Forty Bushels

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 18

AS you travel round the country districts, you gradually discover that there are two angles from which a town may be viewed. The first is your own-- the obvious development of the…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

There was activity in city dairy houses yesterday. Honey sales were satisfactory. Great interest was shown in cheese and hams. BUTTER.—Choicest. 151/10 per cwt, including 2/6…

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Henry Jones And Pineapples Move To Handle Whole Crop

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

SECRETLY, negotiations have been taking place for some time between the Henry Jones Co-operative Jam and Fruit Processing Organisation and the Queensland Committee of Direction of Fruit…

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Guyra Wool Sales

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 5

GUYRA, Saturday. -- At the third and final series of the Guyra wool sales interest was maintained and attendance good…

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Explorer As Farmer

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Mr. J. Nason-Jones, who spent the past 10 years exploring Papua and New Guinea, is on the way to Sydney in…

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Marines Land At Farm Cove Beach

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 11

Opposed only by the yapping of a dusty but ferocious terrier, a detachment of marines made a landing in Farm Cove yesterday afternoon. They were engaged, in the first real…

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Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

The London butter market is firm. Quotations are as follows: Danish, 140/ per cwt.; choicest salted, New Zealand, 112/ per…

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Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

During the past week the wheat market has been fairly firm. On Thursday farmers showed a little more inclination to sell, and there…

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Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

On Monday last the wool auctions were resumed after a fortnight's recess for the Christmas and New Year holidays. They…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 11

In those districts in New South Wales where grasshoppers have caused considerable damage production has decreased, but in other areas it is being well maintained. In the aggregate,…

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Wheat Trade. Farmers Selling Freely. Many Oversea Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 9

It was revealed in cable advices received at the week-end that many sales of Australian wheat had been made to buyers overseas. The aggregate amount of grain sold in…

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Outlook Below Normal. Inland Pastoral Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

On the north coast and northern tablelands, pastoral conditions are very satisfactory, but in most other divisions of the State the outlook is below normal, the Director of…

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Increased Demand for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 8

ALTHOUGH trading on the local wheat market assumed only the usual Saturday morning proportions prices of both bulk and bagged wheat…

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Wheat Trade Becomes Quiet

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 14

After considerable activity at advanced rates towards the end of last week, the Sydney wheat market today was quiet. Prices showed little…

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